I've been thinking about this for some time and have decided open source and funding for sustainability are fundamentally incompatible. Like another commenter s

I've been thinking about this for some time and have decided open source and funding for sustainability are fundamentally incompatible. Like another commenter said, few companies are donating of their own free will, but they are willing to buy a license. So the solution is to sell licenses. But at that point, it is no longer open source. The world needs something in between totally free open source, and private closed source. I'm calling that in between model Super Source: https://supso.org/ https://supso.org/ Think about it: what do the customers (primarily companies) like about open source? Primarily, that there's decent code already written that they can easily find and use. And that they can view the code, integrate it with their software, and perhaps make small modifications if needed, or offer drive-by pull requests. And sure, they like that it's free, but most companies would be willing to pay a small fee for licensing if they had to. Projects that use Super Source have their code online, viewable, downloadable, and usually free for individuals. But for companies, they require a small licensing fee in order to use the software. So it's no longer technically open source, but still has a lot of the benefits. This isn't just theoretical. Hundreds if not thousands of companies have signed up with Super Source. Get in touch if you're interested in how it can work with your project.